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• Our Covenant
• Trans Day of Remembrance
• New Frontiers in Astronomy
• HVUUC Thanksgiving
• Service Auction
• Choir
• Facilities Volunteers
• Giving Tree Donations
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Please bring heavy hors d-oeuvres, finger foods, or a snack to share. Someone will be available in the kitchen beginning at 5:00 to help do whatever you need to prepare and present your contribution.
It's always fun to have a plateful of tasty treats while browsing the silent auction offerings and vying for special live auction items.
PS: Potluck Sunday happens to be the next day, November 9. Maybe prepare for two events at one time!
Email auction@hvuuc.org with any questions.
Don’t forget Daylight Savings time is this Sunday!
Join us for church on November 2, 2025!
9:30am Religious Education
11:00am Sunday Service
12:00pm Coffee Hour
This time of year many religious traditions take time to honor their dearly departed, and the Remembering service here in our church has become an annual tradition. During this service Rev. Tiffany names and honors the people connected to this congregation that have died this year, as well as important figures in the world. And then we share a ritual of remembering together. You are invited to bring photos or mementos of your departed friends and loved ones to place on the altar during this service.
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No need to wear yourself out making an entire meal. Join us at HVUUC for a Thanksgiving potluck from 2-5pm on Nov 27.
Sign up in the sanctuary or by emailing thanksgiving@hvuuc.org to tell us who’s coming & what you’re bringing.
Everyone is welcome!
Seven Questions about proposed Article 2 Revisions
A big thank you to everyone who participated in the Article 2 Revision workshops. Great conversation and in-sights came out of both meetings. One exercise that we engaged in was a Question List during these workshops, with the promise that I would share them with the congregation. I think that these Questions could be helpful for all of us. So here they are:
If you are a graduating senior or have one in your family please notify our DRE Justin Ridley before May 1, so we can recognize them during a May service. Please e-mail dre@hvuuc.org
Join us for church on Sunday, April 9, 2023.
9:30am Religious Education, 11:00am Service
Special Easter instrumental music is coming to us from visiting guest musicians, as well as a UU classic song performed by our own Guerry McConnell.
We hope you’ll join us for Easter Sunday. We will be looking at the life and message of Jesus, but from the perspective of the Gospel of Thomas and the Gospel of Mary Magdalene, two gnostic gospels that didn’t make it into the Bible, at least in part because of their egalitarian message.
After the service, there will be an Easter Egg Hunt hosted by the Religious Education Collaborative. Kids will meet on the deck after the service to get a basket and wait for the hunt to begin around 12:30. Come ready for a good time and a special appearance by the Easter Bunny!
Article II Processing Session
A space for lay leaders to connect and reflect on Article II
May 6, 9:00 a.m. Central Time/10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (2 hours)
Congregational lay leaders are invited to come together for a processing session on the proposed changes to Article II of our UUA Bylaws. Our time together will include a brief talk on the History, Governance, and Polity that guided this process, along with guided discussion in breakout groups with your fellow leaders. This event will be facilitated by Southern Region Congregational Life staff.
To prepare for this event please read the Article II Study Report.
Please note - registration spaces are limited. Registration will close on April 30th (or earlier if we’ve reached our maximum capacity). Register today!
Scam Alert! Hackers are at it again posing as Rev. Tiffany in emails.
Please remember that no one from the church will ever contact you asking for money or favors that involves spending personal funds on an errand for our staff.
If something doesn't feel right, it's probably not right! Please help us spread the word so no one is fooled.
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Headlines .…
Minister’s Note
Volunteers Needed
Pledge Drive
Facilities News
Treasury Report
Social Justice
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Join us for church on Sunday, April 2, 2023.
9:30am Religious Education, 11:00am Service
Transgender Day of Visibility is March 31st. Founded by Rachel Crandall in 2009 as a way to celebrate the presence and contributions of transgender and non-binary people in our communities.
A Listening Circle regarding Kids in Sunday Services will be held on Sunday April 2, from 9:30 - 10:45 in the Meditation Hall in the REZ.
Parents and Adults are welcome to attend to share ideas about our kids during Sunday services. The event will be facilitated by Rev. Tiffany and our DRE Justin.
Email dre@hvuuc.org with any questions.
We've had the sermon series, we've had the workshops, we've had a bunch of Newsletter articles, and now it's time for you to share your feedback with your delegates about how you want them to represent you at General Assembly regarding the Article 2 revision vote.
Please use the google form below to give feedback and indicate your voting preferences to the people who will be representing you at General Assembly this year.
To see the full Article 2 Study Commission Report click here: https://www.uua.org/files/2023-02/article-II-study-report-2021-23.pdf
If you missed the workshops, we will soon be publishing a "Q & A" developed from the questions people posed at the workshops, so be watching for that soon.
Join us for church on Sunday, March 26, 2023.
9:30am Religious Education, 11:00am Service
A Unitarian Universalist and a Methodist meet in an auto dealership. The UU owns an Avalon, the Methodist a Toyota 4Runner. But that’s not what their conversation is about. Listen in on their conversation that at times is funny, profound, frustrated, and deeply personal. Only the packaging is creative. The ideas, questions, conversations, and frustrations are all real ones from somewhere along my spiritual journey. Hopefully, it might deepen your understanding of Unitarian Universalism and in learning about my spiritual journey get you thinking about your own.
New Small Covenant Group on UU History - The group discussion will be based on a 6-part UUA video series titled “Long Strange Trip” series by Ron Cordes that explores the history of Unitarian and Universalist thought and practice from the early, liberal strands in faith at the beginning of the Christian era to what we know today as Unitarian Universalism. Each part of Long Strange Trip is approximately one hour in length.
The group will be facilitated by George Cross and Bryan Kleske and meet on 6 consecutive Monday evenings, beginning April 3rd, from 7 to 9 pm in a Zoom format. There is a UUA study guide that will be used as a basis for discussion and sharing. Email George at georgecross@hvuuc.org for questions or to sign up.
FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 2023 AT 6 PM – 8 PM
Martha Street Culp Auditorium
The Tennessee legislature just passed two bills targeting the LGBTQ+ community. One will ban public drag performances and the other will strip trans youth of their right to seek gender-affirming care. They want us to sit by quietly as our rights are taken away, but ETSU students are standing up and fighting back!
On March 31 there will be a drag show and story hour in protest of these new laws. Proceeds will go toward paying performers and building queer and trans political power in Tennessee. We will be joined by some amazing performers, state representatives and community leaders who will talk about how we can stand up to the bullies in Nashville.
HVUUC will have a table set up at this event. Join us if you can!
